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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

then Tie old she-bear At the window
gave growl and made pass ct the
window with her paw. Bif, It came,
sash. glass. and all on the
floor. Before the noise had
stopped smash came the other
bears against tho door. and it's only
miracle that it didn't come in The
poker was bent all out of shape We'll,
jim and me did lots Of thinking about
that time, and ii ever wanted IS
repeater wanted 1t right then. You
see, the snow had been lying awful
deep there, and the bears were raven
GUS and most likely hadn't had any
thing to eat for a long time. They
have to get terribly hungry before
they will attack cabin like that.
1--WE threw burning paper and fro
brands, dishes and every thing we
could get hands on at the old bear in
the window, but she just stood there
and glared at us. never thought
there could be so much fire in an eye
as there was in hers. She stood there
looking at us and we at her, when all
at once we heard noise on the roof.
You bet we knew what it was. too.
and were about ready to give up then,
The two-year olds, the old bears cubs,
had got up on the dirt roof of the cab
in. Pretty soon they commenced
throwin' dirt, and in about two min
utes had got down to the poles that
held the dirt. We could look right
up through the poles where the dirt
was clawed off and see them. And
wasn't they madP They would claw
along lengthwise of the pole and rake
the bark off every clip, and every minute
we were expecting them to get their
claws in between the poles and then
we would be gone. If they had known
enough to give one or two scrapes
sideways they could easily have
scooped off enough poles to let them
down in. What then? Well. the
bears would have had square meal.
and / wouldn't be here telling you
about it. All the time they were
scraping away up there ! stood with
the straw bedtick on the floor open
and lighted candle in my hand. As
/ told Jim, it was poor chance, but
I'd rather be burned up than eaten
up. The old bear stayed right there
at the window all the time watching
us. It was too small for her, or She
have been in herself. After while
they seemed to get tired. and, after
prowling around the cabin until we
were near frightened to death, they
went off. | measured the biggest
ones tracks in the snow next morn
ing, and it was fourteen inches long.
1t wasn't long before that cabin had
rifle in it, and you don't catch me in a
bear county again with no protectio
but straw bed and candle. -
Denver NeaDs.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21
OWLS FOR THE MARKET.
The Unique Industry Carried on by New
Jersey Farmer.

The Unique Industry Carried on by New
Jersey Farmer.
Farmer David b. Dickinson. who
lives on the banks of the Passaic river,
is probably the only man in this coun-
try who breeds owls for the market.
Mr.. Dickinson is widely known as a
skilful taxidermist, and when not follow
ing the.plow, riding mower, or attend
ing to other farm work, he is either
ranging the woods in search of birds
or is engaged in his workshop in
mounting specimens. The demand
for owls is always large and the sup
ply short.
Mr. Dickinson is naturalists and q
student of the habits of every bird
common to New Jersey He conclud-
ed several years ago that owls needed
encouragement to nest on his place,
and consequently he made arrange
ments to encourage them by provid-
ing themwith snug quarters. Finding
hollow limb of tree, he cut it up
into short pieces. and closed each Of
the cylinders with rough bark. and
made neat round hole in one side of
each cylinder. Seven of these rustic
bird houses were firmly fixed in the
crotches of trees near the river bank,
and during the ensuing spring four OF
the seven were occupied by owls and
their broods. In the following year
six of the seven houses were en-
gagged early in the spring, and Mr..
Dickinson put up five more houses.
This spring he had eleven broods OF
young owls, and when the writer re-
Gently visited the farm, Mr. Dickinson
had half a dozen young owls perching
on the beams of wagon-shed.
It was feeding time, and taking a
piece of raw beef Mr.. Dickinson en-
tered the shed and began to cut the
meat into shreds. using heavy knife
on the chopping block. At the first
stroke of the knife all the owlets
futtered down to the block, and he
had TO exercise caution to prevent cut
ting off their toes as they scrambled
for the raw meat. All of these owls
are doomed to take natural attitudes
on short branches of gumwood, with
wire vertebre and yellow glass eyes.
He has orders for owls at all seasons
of the year and likes to be prepared
for them. Sometimes he stuffs them
while they are balls of down, but
usually he waits until they are in full
plumaoe. N Y. Sun.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

-Sabal johnson. residing few
miles west OF Oakland. Fla. and about
three-quarters a of mile south of the
homestead of Peter Goodrich, found
that an orange tree, twenty years
old, in his grove was not doing well.
Remedies were applied in vain. and
finally the tree died. Being inclined
to investigate the matter, he dug down
& distance Of six or eight feet to see
If the growth of the taproot was inn
peded in any way. Here the dis
covery was made of huge stone
coffin or box seven and half or eight
feet long. containing the bones of q
Seminole Indian. and variety of abb
original curiosities. The lid Of the
coffin or box was in two pieces and
similar to the limestone now being
found in such large quantities near
Mascotte.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21
LEARNING TO SWIM.
Tho Way In Which Young Seals Acquire
the Art of Swimming.

Tho Way In Which Young Seals Acquire
the Art of Swimming.
Early in August, usually by the 9Th or
10th, noticed one of the remarkable
movements of the season among the
seals. refer to the pups first essay
in swimming. Is it not odd, para
doxical, that the young seal, from the
moment of his birth until he is a
month or six weeks old, is utterly un-
able to swim? If he is seized by the
nape of the neck, and pitched out
into the water rod from the shore,
his bulet-like head will drop instantly
below the surface, and his attenuated
posterior extremities flap impotenuy
on it. Suffocation is the question OF
only few minutes, the stupid little
creature not knowing how to raise his
immersed head and gain the air
again.
After they have attained the age in
Dictated above. their instinct drives
them down to the margin of the surf,
where an alternate ebbing and flowing
of its wash covers and uncoyers the
rocky or sandy beaches. They first
smell. and then touch, the moist pools,
and founder in the upper wash of the
surf, which leaves them rs suddenly
high and dry as it immersed them at
first.
After this beginning, they make
slow and clumsy progress in learning
the knack of swimming. There is not
tho 81 ightest supervision by the moth
er or father OF the pup, from the first
moment of its birth. in this respect.
until he leaves for the North Pacific,
full fedged with amphibious power.
For n week or two, when overhead in
depth, the young pups continue to
founder about in the most awkward
manner, thrashing the water as little
dogs do with their fore-feet, making
no attempt whatever to use the hinder
ones.
Look at that pup now, launched out
for the first time beyond his depth; see
how he struggles, his mouth open and
his eyes fairly popping. He turns in
etduNly W tit btaSsAs Nit iiN tisA' ANA
struck out from the point whence he
launched in, and, rs the receding swell
which at first carried him off his feet
and out, now returning, leaves him
high and dry, for few minutes he
seems so weary that he weakly crawls
up, out beyond its swift returning
wash. and coils himself Immediately TO
take recuperative nap. He sleeps,
perhaps, half an hour. then awakes APP
parently rested, and at his swimming
lesson he goes again. BY repeated Mt
tempts, he becomes familiar with the
water and acquainted with his own
power over that element, which is to
be his real home and his whole sup
port Once boldly swimming the pup
fairly reyels In new happiness. He
and his brethren play with zest aud
chatter like our own children in the
kindergartens swimming in endless
evolutions, twisting. turning or diving
land when exhausted. drawing their
plump, round bodies up again on the
beach. Shaking themselves dry. MS
young dogs would do, they either go
to sleep on the spot. or have lazy.
terrestrial frolic among themselves. =
From "Osr Arctic Province.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Unique Phases Exhibited by 1t During
Thunder Storm,

Unique Phases Exhibited by 1t During
Thunderstorm.
DR.. Walker, Of the Kansas City Journal,
is somewhat carried away with his ndmi
ration for thu Washington Monument.
He says: IL havo been living now for
some months at distance of milo away,
in full view Of the Washington Monu-
ment, looking directly upon its eastern
face. TT never seems twice alike. 1t has
its moods and changes of color, like the
tops of the Swiss Alps. This morning
the base Of the six hundred foot
structure was lost in deep blue
mist, which filled the valley for q
depth of a couple of hundred feet. Then
came section of perhaps one hundred feet
more in which the shaft was purple and
pink, the whole crowned with a whits
blazing column, hundreds OF feet high,
flashing back the sunlight, set against
deep blue western skyl At another time
you will see the cold gray base of the
monument rising above the deep green
foliage which surrounds it, with the dark
blue highlands Of Arlington beyond, and
topping all these the graceful shaft
pisrces the heavens, towering far above
eae horizon line until its top is lost In a
sea of feecy clouds. 1t is a. realized
vision of Jacobs ladder, real
visible stone causeway leading from
Heaven to earth. Do you know Of any
other monument like that? A few even
ings ago there was grand thunder
shower in the east. The west was black
with darkness and even the white monu.
ment was blotted out of sight. But at
every flash of the lightning the whole
eastern face OF the monument cleaned
and flashed like polished sword, coming
out Of the darkness with suddenness and
vividness that was startling 1t seemed
to be CHASTITY monument, O column of
electricity, which leapsd from the earth to
the sky l am sure no other monument
in this world can exhibit such phase as
thatv
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

Fifteen years ago Miss Sarah Clark, OF
Bort Smith, Ark, bought handsome
ssmbstone and had it thus inscribed: "In
memory of Miss Sarah Clark, born Jan.
uary %, 1907. Here a blank space wa
left on which to cut the date of her DEATH
World, farewell, l must return to dust
till Jesus in whom | have believed from
youth to old age, bids me rise and live
with him in world without end. Blessed
are the dead who die in the Lord The
tombstone lay in her dooryard, covered
with boards, until the other day, when
Aunt Sarah died in the house where she
had lived for thirty -seven years, and now
it has been set up over her grave in Oak
Grove Cemetery, which was donated to
the city by her years ago. and still is
known as "Aunt Serah Clark's grave
yard.v
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21
Kissing as "A Punishment.

Kissing as punishment was to me quite
q new idea observes writer in the New
York Commercial Advertiser, but it was
certainly very ingenious and, as the
event proved, very successful one. A
little fellow came to me one day and said:
"Mr. NJ, won't GU y make Frank B. stop
kissing meY "Why!v said |, don't you
like to be kissedy" mo, DON'T" said he,
very decidedly. Not being able to get any
more information from his pouting lips, l
called up Frank, who was sturdy, square
set boy of twelve, and asked an explana-
ton. why, you see, sir, he's been getting
in my way and troubling me, and, as he is
too small for me to hit just told him that
every time he bothered me I'D kiss him;
and so | did, and, as ne hates it like poison,
l think it will cure him." | presume it did
cure him, for never heard from either
party afterward.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21
congressman wilkins, wnger.

Congressman wilkins, of Ohio, was
standing in front of hotel few days
ago, says the Washington Post, when he
made a bet with u few friends that he
could show them at least six heads of red
hair without the presence of white horse
for each head. The penalty imposed was
box of cigars. The Congressman sug-
gested walk, and the party started
FORTH Mr.. wilkins led them to store for
the sale of human hair, and in the window
were seven clay" heads adorned with red
wigs. In the midst of wilkins exultation,
however, around the corner came a funeral
procession of eight carriages, each drawn
z pair Of white horses.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

Dolly County can boast Of the tallest
man as we'll as the smallest woman In
Georgia. Sam Cason stands in his stock.
ing feet, seven feet and two inches; and
there Is room enough above for several
more inches. Cason 10 so slim that be
hardly casts shadow, but he can get over
ground about as fast as locomotive. Mrs.
A. Hall has daughter, Anna, that was
born In 1872, consequently she Is fifteen
years old and only thirty inches in height.
She Is perfect model of woman, is
sprightly, intelligent and pretty. She goes
about her household duties like little
lady, but being so small she is not REQUIRED
to do much.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21
WEIRD pANToMiME.


A Strange Scene Wftnc ssed by Conductor
Tile Hroiave Desert
~ have the worst time IN tho world con.
vincing my people Of the real facts about
nlirages on the Colorado DESERT said Con-
ductor Tom Williamson, OF tho Atlantic q
Pacific road, to q San Francisco Examiner
reporter.
ssTwenty miles out from Mcjaye, on my
run, and all across the desert every morn
ing just after sunrise, yon see every thing.
You'd think you were right on the bank OF
a river, but you never get to II. Then,
again, you see a magnificent lake, the
color of an emeraid--no go, no lake, can't
get to 1t. And bless my stars, though
run over that road every day, and see
these scenes over and over again, can't
bring myself to believe that don't see
water. Well, If it's difficult for me, how
much more difficult is 1t for the passen.
gers.
Between my own superstitions about
these things, il you i.iay call them such,
the questions Of fresh grist Of pnssen-
gers every day, and my regular duties,
you may be sure have enough to do.
~ havo heard of ghosts lowering around
and bothering railroad trains. never saw
any ghosts--that is. none Of those things
dressed in white-but Ill toll you what
did see once. The sun rose just as we
were crawling OFT OF Fenner, which is
station two hundred miles east Of Mojave.
1t tipped as glorious a lake as ever saw,
all in an effulgent glow. Upon that lake
moving to and fro was myriad of people,
gliding hither and thither. The scene
minded me OF the realization of strange
NEUROLOGICAL tale. 1t appeared to me as
though there were thousand people on
that lake, big and little, old and young,
male and female.
lit was as if the whole thing was in
pantomime, and then all at once the
thing or whatever 1t was, disappeared
Il was scared. Upon my word ! was.
! have sort OF a notion that I'll get new
route. The hobgoblins on those mirages
alarm me.n
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

Years ago. one store sold hats, and
If you wanted shirt you had to 60
somewhere else. Now bat store will
sell you shirt collar, a cane, cuff
buttons. and so on. A dry-goods store
win sell you sled or broom. and
even set Of dishes. and If you go into
shoe store you will fall over UNI
brcllas. The funny part Of this change
lies in the fact that city folk used TO
laugh at country folk because the
country store kept every thing.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

OLD pill boxes are spread over the land by
the thousands after having been enptied by
suffering humanity. What mass of sick
ening, disgusting medicine the poor stomach
has to contend with. Too much strong medi-
cine. Prickly Ash Bitters is rapidly and
surely taking the place Of all this class of
drugs, and in curing all the ills arising from
a disordered condition of the liver, kidneys,
stomach and bowels.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21
Lung Troubles and wasting

Diseases can be cured, IL properly treated
in time, as shown by the following state
ment from d. G. Freeman; Sydney: Hay
attacks, and gradually wasting away for the
past two years, it affords me pleasure to
testify that SooTT's EMULSION of Cod Liver
Oil with Lime and Soda has given me great
relief, and cheerfully recommend it TO all
suffering in a similar way TO myself. In adj
dition, would say, that it is very pleasant
to take.n
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21
An important Position.

"Who is that young man that just
called on your asked the senior men,
Der of the firm.
He's connected with the Squarup
Life Insurance Company.
what does he doP"
Il don't know, but judging from
his department / should say he must
be custodian of the assurance. "--Mer-
chant Traveller.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

AN Albany newspaper says that
there are families in that town who
have got the art Of keeping up APP
pearances reduced to science. When
they want to make their neighbors
think that they have gone into the
country they are not content with the
old plan Of shutting the front blinds
and living in the back of the house.
They leave their newspapers on the
front piazza apparently neglected;
but they take them in at night and
read them. at the same time supply
Ing the piazza with old papers for the
next days masquerade
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21
a PROMINENT Merchant in Trouble.

Old none aes opes IA his onice all day.
As snappish and cross rs bear;
Tho clerks know enough TO koep out OF bis az
Lest the merchant should Rrumbls aaa swVar.
Even Tabby, the cat, Is In fear 81 % cur,
Or a kick, IL she ventures too near,
They al know the master is apt 20 be rough,
Aad bis freaks expected and queer.
What makes the old fellow SO surly and grim.
And behave confuuudedly meant
There's certainly something the matter with him
Is IL stomach or liver. or splecng
We've guessed ft---his liver IL sluggish and bad,
His blood 10 disordered and foul.
It's enough 20 make any one hopclessIy mad.
And greet his best friend With growl
The worldwide remedy, DR.. Picrce's
Golden Medical Discovery, will correct a
disordered liver and purify the blood, tone
your system and build up your flesh and
strength.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

To the man or woman who has never
been ill, tho word g health" is meaning
less. But to the one who has suffered and
despaired, health appears as a priceless
boon. To the thousands OF unfortunate
women, who are suffering from some of
the many forms of weaknesses or irregu-
larites peculiar to their sex, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription holds forth the
promise of a speedy restoration of this
"priceless boon.n
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

The Sultan of Zanzibar has had a gIgan-
tic merry -go-around erected in the garden
Of his country place. Every denizen OF
the African jungle is represented on IL.
His favorite amusement Is to take about
fifty of the ladies Of his harcm out TO this
place, where he makes them ride round for
hours at time whilc he looks on and
drinks sherbet.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

The most fragrant case Of PROBES
sional discourtesy on record occurred
on Southern Pacific train the other
day Some highwaymen, after clean
ing out the passengers of every dollar,
went away without giving the slcer-
ingear porter . single cent IN I
1fsbAas
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

r. w. TANsIL g. Co., Chicago:
My retail sales of your "Tansilfs Punch
Scent cigar for last year (1sS2) were IS, 600
This year l expect to sell at least $50, 900 O
this justly popular brand.
CHAs. s. PRowITT, Druggist,
Denver, Col.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

Irons Tasteless Syrup of Quinsne is as
pleasant as Lemon Syrup. Children oveit.25t
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

FAIR Fashlonables patronize that stand
ard beautifier, Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whsker Dye, SOC. The best.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

Feminine Farmers I'm Iowa.
Nine hundred and fifty women In Iowa
own and manage FARMS Six moro have
stock farms and twenty dairy farms.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

No, YOU may not understand why saw log
fs like crank, but If you 1sok close you will
see that they are both off their base.-Duia4th
ParagrdDher.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

WHY lis an unsteady man like an unsteady
lightly Because he is apt to go out nights -
NJ \. Ledger.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21
Three RottIna cnre Catarrh.

ELI RonBrss. Raap1n p. O., Columbia 20,
she was 1--WE wears old, very badly. ! saw Dr.
aage's Catarfh Remedy advertised, and pro.
cured bottle for her. and soon saw tnas y
nent cure. She Is now eighteen years old ana
sound and hearty
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

You've got the drop on me.n as the pa
per said to the ink blot.--Chariestou Estier-
prise
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

AFTER cyclone every body feels blew
and discouraged
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

MINISTER'S are about the only servants
who do not have Sunday out. 'LtBpeT's
Razar
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

MAN will run after dollar, while dog
will follow scent.--0atdrio Free Press
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

THE willy autumnal politician, like the
street Arab, stumps it for suckers.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

II afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water Druggists sell it25c.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21
What 1t Means.

TIP the waiter heavily II you would heav-
fly tip the scales --Iiotei Nah.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-09-21

THOMAS j. RusHiNG, Esd, ss0s Pine Street
ST. Louis, Mo-, writes: " was great sufferer
hardly breathe and was constantly hawking
and splitting, and for the lash eight months
could not breathe through the nostrLs. l
thought nothing could 10 done for me. Luck
ily. i was advised TO Try Or. Sagcs Catarrh
Remedy and am now well man. believe
IL to he the only sure remedy for eatarth now
fair trial to experience astounding results and
permanent cure.